Contributor eapache

Firefox has spell-checking. Word processors have spell-checking and auto-correct. Pidgin has spell-checking and an auto-correct plugin. Thunderbird has spell-checking but no auto-correct. Some text editors have spell-checking, others don't.

But each of these programs uses its own engine and its own dictionary, duplicating the same overlapping functionality in many different programs, wasting developer effort, and resulting in incomplete dictionaries/functionalities. Why?? The Linux/Unix philosophy is supposed to have a bunch of small, well-written components that do one thing and do it well, which are then used as components inside other apps.

We should have a single spell-checking and auto-correct (and grammar check/autocorrect?) engine, and it should be available for ANY text input field in ANY program (including single-line forms, search bars, quick find, etc.), with a single centralized dictionary that gets updated on a regular basis, and a single centralized user dictionary for each user. Then I can define new spellings or corrections (or remove ones I don't like) and have that change automatically be used for all apps.

Also, it would be best if users had a trivial way to optionally upload their custom-defined words back to the central servers, so that they can be added to the next release and benefit everyone.

http://www.kde-forum.org/artikel/24238/layers-desktop-virtual-desktops.html?s=0 f6404f5dafa6556869bc9a04bdfe78b196a4133

Note: UnixPro3 = Trinix (Some guy took the name Trinix on their forums???)
Note2: This could be applicable to Gnome 3, I'd bet they would make minimalistic modules but at least it would provide a very easy way for others to step in and create modules to expand upon it.

• There should be 6 discrete/well-defined layers to the Gnome desktop.

= = Description of the 6 layers:
1.) Screen. This is the layer at which a wallpaper, movie, screensaver can be selected for the background "Desktop."
2.) Desktop. This layer contains the icons layout for the desktop.
3.) Deskies. Desktop widgets. Widgets that you can see/use without bringing up a hidden layer.
4.) Panels. This is for the menubar/panels/docks.
5.) WorkSpace(s). This is where the applications windows go and handles virtual desktops.
6.) Dashboard. A hidden layer which becomes visible by key command. Same as Deskies only hidden.

= = Layer Order (From bottommost to topmost, what's on top of what...)
1.) Screen
2.) Desktop
3.) Deskies
4.) WorkSpace(s)
5.) Panels
6.) Dashboard

= = Startup Order/Priority

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Hi guys!
packagekit gets more and more attraction, i don't think that i have to explain it here, someone who knows this page knows also packagekit and its possibilities i.e. share package discribtions & news, openoffice.org can use it for the installation from additional packages/art; automatic printer driver download from lsb-site and so on...

more here:
http://packagekit.org/
and a really hot presentation from fosdem08:
http://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/public/introduction-to-packagekit.pdf